Former minister and sitting MLA UT Khader registers fifth straight win in Mangaluru | Mangaluru News – Times of India

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MANGALURU: Former minister and sitting MLA UT Khader on Saturday registered a fifth straight win in the Mangaluru constituency by securing 82,637 votes in Karnataka assembly elections.

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Khader maintained the lead ever since the counting began at the NITK Surathkal on Saturday morning and won by a margin of 22,977 votes. Meanwhile, BJP’s Sathish Kumpala secured 59,660 votes.
In fact, Khader, who was confident of a win, was seen playing cricket and football with children in Ullal and meeting his followers.

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Since he served as the deputy leader of the opposition, he is expected to get a plum post in the state cabinet.

Khader told reporters near the counting centre that this election was “all about truth and lies. This poll fight was about ignorance and knowledge”.
On the state’s results, he said, the public was upset over price rise, corruption, hate, discrimination and oppression and has shown the BJP its place. “People’s pain has been reflected on the ballot paper”.
“We must remember that the public is watching us closely and will give a befitting reply at the right time. Karnataka is not like any other states. The public looks at various aspects before voting,” he said.
To a query, he said that he received a call from party leadership asking him to rush to Bengaluru immediately after the results were declared.
The BJP was hoping that it would gain from a fight between the SDPI and the Congress.
Sources said that with the SDPI trying hard to establish its presence in the constituency, Khader campaigned and his team worked hard to ensure his win.
The constituency is dominated by minorities and Khader’s family has held the fort for the last two decades.
Though SDPI campaigned hard this time, however, the party’s candidate Riyaz Farangipete managed to secure 15,029 votes.
Meanwhile, AAP candidate secured 331 votes, Deepak Rajesh Coelho (Ind) secured 240 votes.
About 709 NOTA votes were polled in the constituency.
In the 2018 election, Khader secured 80,813 votes, while BJP’s Santhosh Kumar Rai Boliyaru secured 61,074 votes, indicating that Khader has improved his performance this time.

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